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pit
pɪt
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English Definition
(名) As a noun
  1. A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
  2. Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers.
  3. A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate.
  4. A trap in the form of a concealed hole.
  5. An area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled.
  6. The part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on.
  7. An enclosure in which animals are made to fight.
  8. The abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment.
  9. A sizeable hole (usually in the ground).
  10. The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
  11. A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression).
(动) As a verb
  1. Remove the pits from.
  2. Set into opposition or rivalry.
  3. Mark with a scar.
Hyphenationpit
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb
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深坑shēnkēngShenkeng township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
地窖dìjiàocellar; basement
深渊shēnyuānabyss
陷阱xiànjǐngpitfall; snare; trap
坎kǎnpit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing water; ☵
核儿húrpit (stone of a fruit)
窞dànpit; cave
䧆hóngpit; hole; gully
䧎xuànpit; hole; gully
核hépit; stone
凹洞āodòngcavity; pit
凼dàngpool; pit; ditch; cesspit
凼子dàngzipool; pit; ditch; cesspit
坈kēngold variant of 坑; pit; hole
坑洞kēngdònghole; pit; pothole
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